STOVE LEAGUE NOW IN SESSION
A vintage United Press analysis compares major and minor leagues earnings and taxes in 1909 to 1912. It notes large sums exchanged for players, profits from gate taxes, and discusses Harvard football receipts and Baseball Hall of Fame era figures. It mentions Cobb and other players and hints at National League aging milestones.
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United Press
York
Omaha
Fed- Ss
Harvard
Pereaughton
Haughton
High Prices Reported for Baseball Players in Trades
A list shows Eddie Collins sold by Philadelphia to Chicago Club for 18000. Russell of Baltimore sold to Philadelphia Americans for 12000. Marty O'Toole from St. Paul to Pittsburgh Nationals for 22500. Rube Marquard from Indianapolis to New York Nationals for 6000. Cy Seymour from Cincinnati to New York for 11000. Spike Shannon from St. Louis to New York for 10000. Larry Chapman and Fritz Maisel also appear in the liquidation of player values.
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Eddie Collins
Philadelphia _ non
Chicago Club
Y Russell
Baltimore International League
Philadelphia Americans
Chicago Americans
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati Nationals
Brooklyn Na Rois MF
Marty O'Toole
St. Paul American Association
Pittsburgh Nationals
Larry Chappele
Milwaukee Club
American Associa
Fritz Maisel
New York Americans
Rube Marquard
Indianapolis American Association
New York
Na_fhonals
Cy Seymour
Umorsie Gahs Day
Spike Shannon
St. Louis Nationals
New York Wegman
Harvard Desires Weaker Foemen For Harvard Football Schedule
Cambridge Massachusetts December 12 Dee events aim to have West Point back on Harvard football schedule next fall. Plans consider dropping Tufts and Washington and Jefferson Michigan and Penn State while Princeton Yale remain fixtures. Early season dates likely change to avoid a tougher slate with successive games against Washington and Jefferson Michigan and Penn State.
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Cambridge
Mass
West Point
Harvard
Tufts
Washington
Jefferson
Michigan
Penn State
Princeton
Ses
Yale
Washington and Jefferson
Savage Quint Here Tonight at Central YMCA
Two basketball games are set at the Central Y M C A with the K O G five vs the Savage Athletic Club of Mt. Savage and the Jr Athletic Club of the YMC A against the Savage Athletic Club Juniors. The Savage club impressed last season defeating many outside teams and tonight’s matchup is anticipated to be exciting.
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Central
Savage Athletic Club
Mt. Savage
Jr. Athletic Club
Savage S Athletic Club
K. O. G. Five
Why did Connie Mack sell Eddie Collins to White Sox
Baseball fans question Connie Mack motive for selling Eddie Collins to the Chicago White Sox. Reports say some Athletics players were offended after Collins revealed what he considered secrets of the club in a series of magazine articles.
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Connie Mack
Eddie Collins
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Eddie
Rumors Swirl Over Pittsburg U Hiring and Duff’s Team
Daily Letter notes strange talk about Joe Duff’s Pittsburg University machine with allegations of inducements to Mike Roland from Princeton. It cites eligibility rules claimed as absent at Pittsburg and mentions Charley Brickley seeking a coaching post, plus an All American baseball pitcher trio in a current magazine.
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United Press
New York
Joe Duff
Pittsburg University
Mike Roland
Princeton
Dean McClennahan
Duff
Pittsburg
Charley Brickley
Sir Charles
Alexander
Mathewson
Johnson
Bill James
Dick Rudolph
Braves
Wesbecher Chosen Captain of Washington and Jefferson 1915 Eleven
Aloysius Wesbecher of Greensburg was elected captain of the 1915 Washington and Jefferson College football team, defeating Fred Heymar of Massillon. The vote was conducted by Graduate Manager R. M. Murphy with 35 players voting. exact totals were not made public.
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Wesbecher
W. & J. Washington
Aloysius Wesbecher
Greensburg
Washington and Jefferson College
Fred Heymar
Massillon
R. M. Murphy
Wesbecker
First Lonaconing girls basketball game draws big crowd
In Lonaconing Maryland on December 12 the Irving Literary Society girls beat Longfellow 5 to 0 in the first Central High School League game held at Spear's Hall. A large crowd witnessed the public debut with players in bloomers and jerseys.
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Lonaconing
Spear’s Hall
Irving Literary Society
Longfellow Literary Society
All Stars
Braves
Keeper of Alleged Disorderly House Forfeits Bond
Ernest Weaver posted a $25 bond for his appearance in police court on a charge of keeping a disorderly house above Morgan's store in South Cumberland. He did not appear. A state case may be prepared.
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Ernest Weaver
Morgan
Cumberland
Weaver
Neiss
Hirsh the Tailor offers made to order suits and more
You can get anything you want if you want it hard enough. Hirsh the Tailor makes clothes to order with suits and overcoats from $15 to $40 and trousers from $2.50 to $3.00. Special corduroy trousers cost $3.50. Repairs and pressing offered.
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Hirsh
Potomac Lodge Hosts Grand Officers in Keyser Meeting
Potomac Lodge No. 7 A O W W welcomed James A. Mathison and L S Wigal as grand officers at the Delicatessen Hotel parlors. Weather kept Romney and Cumberland members away. a large turnout from local lodges attended the session and repast. Grand officers then left for Cumberland and Martinsburg aboard No. 2. Also noted, Evans and Sheets sought in Cleveland for mail fraud. U S marshal delivered them there. Pythian Sisters formed a committee to investigate local suffering.
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Potomac Lodge No. 7
James A. Mathison
Workman
Parkersburg
L. S. Wigal
Wheeling
Delicatessen
Armstrong St
Romney
Cumberland
Martinsburg
Herrick Returns to Cleveland Amid Presidential Boom
Myron T. Herrick, former ambassador to France, was greeted warmly on his Thursday return to Cleveland Ohio. Republican supporters quickly began a presidential boom for the man who represented America Germany and Austria at Paris during the early war months.
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Myron T. Herrick
France
Cleveland
Ohio
America
Germany
Austria
Paris
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Savage Quint
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Hal Sheridan
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Durst
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Price
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Arnold
Kenney
Katie Woolfe
Washington, D. C
Earl Purington
Harry Rice
Mt. Lake Park
S. Mills
Deer Park
Esther Reiley
Keyser
Walter Ferlie
Baltimore
Fred Mills
Lloyd Mills
Fred Ravenscroft
R. W. Rankin
Berkeley Springs
Boston
Stallings, Haughton
Master Oulmet
Iment
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U. 8S
Evans and Sheets
J. M. Bright
Kittanning
U.S
Pythian Sisters
Herrick
Mrs. Myron T. Herrick
Ederich
Frederick
W. F. Frederick Piano Company
Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Md
Victor Victrola
W. F. Frederick Piano CO
Umberland, Md
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